After four days of ratification meetings and polls across the province, members of UFCW Canada Local 1000A voted 57% to ratify an amended agreement with Loblaw Supermarkets Ltd. This means that the agreement was accepted by a majority of members who voted, so strike action scheduled for July 11 is cancelled.
More than 6,000 members voted, meaning voter turnout was slightly over 50 per cent.
The last polls for the Loblaws Great Food and Superstore ratification vote closed on Wednesday, July 8th at 8 p.m. Results continue to be tabulated from polls held across the province. The result will be posted as soon as it is known, and is expected no later than Thursday evening. Please continue to monitor ufcw1000a.ca for further updates.
Two days of intensive negotiations between your union and Loblaw Companies Ltd resulted today in amendments to the memorandum of agreement dated June 2, 2015.
Both parties had returned to the negotiating table at the request of an Ontario Ministry of Labour Mediation Officer on July 2.
Your union believes it’s important for our members to have the opportunity to examine and vote on the amended offer and as such, has postponed the strike deadline of Sunday, July 5 at 12:01 a.m.
Should this amended offer be rejected, the strike will commence on Saturday, July 11 at 12:01 a.m. at all 60 Local 1000A Loblaws Great Food and Superstore locations across the province.
Ratification votes and related polls are being scheduled across the province from Sunday, July 5 to Wednesday, July 8.
Ontario Ministry of Labour Mediator Specialist John Miller, who has been assisting the parties throughout negotiations, has requested that your union negotiating committee and the company return to the bargaining table on Thursday, July 2, 2015.
Please note that this does not change our strike deadline, which is set for Sunday, July 5 at 12:01am. Extensive strike preparations continue across the province. Once again, we ask all of our members to plan to picket next week based on their schedule this week.
